Demountable rim for vehicle-wheel tires.



J.. G. HODGSON & J. G. HODGSON, JB. DBMOUNTABLE mM ron VBHIGLB WHEEL.' TIRES.

APPLIaATIoN FILED 11111.11: 1.910. y

L Patented 13.11. 10,1911.

JOE-N G. HODGSON AND JOHN G. HODGSON, JR., 0F MAYWOOID, ILLINOIS.

DIEMOUNTABLE RIM FOR VEHICLE-WHEEL TIRES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1 0, 1911.

Application Bled March 17, 1910. Serial No. 549,926.

tori oaror other vehicle. wheels, which will,

1 h e ofgra, simple, eflicient and durable constrnctiolnand adaptedfor use upon any and all d ierent; constructions of; tire seating rim, such, as. clencherV type, quickV Vdetachable side ringftype orother type, which will en- 2 Q. ahletlie-tirefand its seating rim to bevery easily, quickly and conveniently removed' frein, andreplaced onthe wheel, andwhich will;` rn11y; and: securely hold the demountahlemembersin place without exertingany '2abur thereon.y l invention consists in the means We employj to,L practically, accomplish: this ob- .ectorresulb asl-herein shown and described and: n1 o1'e particularly: spec-ifnad'- in the B alelalmsa Illthe accompanying drawlng forminga.

.partioithis-specifieation, Eigurel isa. side elevationofa resillentt1red veh1ele wheel embodymgfouri lnventlon. Fig. 21s an en- `3 5,-, largedtdetalilipartialsection on line 2 2 of' Intlef. drawing, A1 represents a mo tor car- 49.\o1:.- other@ vehicle wheel, B a?, metal bandl shrunk,.;upon-fthe woodgfelly C in the. usualv manner; and fha-vingen .the innersideofv the wheel; an integral' upright: flange orrib L, provided# ab theupperpartythereof with Sfdouble wedge or; cone faces? b1 b2 adapted to .engage-the: doublefwedge; or double, oone. faces .dL-df' offthefcoperat'irig; bandor1 ring l D; to. which. thedemountable. tire seating;

rink-Iii ofitlre.resilentftireE'is secured; The

rringgorf b'andiDs; preferably14 madel in a.'

separatapieceafrom tth'eatire; seatingrim F:

and; secu-redit thereto. by\ rivets f; instead;y of f h emgr n'iadef-ntegrnl? with@ the tire-seating double cone faced clamp ring, the

plied-to any desired or well known construction of tire seating rim.

G 1s a cooperating double wed e or ouble 60 Wedgeor double cone faces g g1 ofvwhich engafre the coperating double Wedge or double cone faces d da of the hand or ring D;

H H 'are' clamp bolts which pass at' infer- 65 vals transversely through the metal band B and ,clamp ring G, the same being furnished with threaded nuts h andwashers 7L?.

The tire seating rim F may be of any desired or well known construction, and the 70 same also applies to the resilient tire E'.

In the drawing, we have for convenience, illustrated theresilient tire as of' the neu-V matic type, and; the tire seating" rim- 1' of a'4 wellfknown quick detachable siderin' i that is tovsay, with a. flange or shou den f" and side ring fzon theinner'sideandivith :1 groove f3, removable split ring' f andside ring f5 on thewouter s1 e. The transverse uprightange orf rib 7J ofthe metal-:bandB1 and through suitable holes g2' in the douhle2 wedge faced clamp-ring Gf, said? hol'es g. being vIna-de' oblong'or large enough to-per= mit the clamp ringand the double-'Wedge 851 faced demountable ring'D to properly seat; themselves Without interference fnom-i the" 'bolt' when the nuts' ofj thef clamp b'oltsare screwed home. And to prevent: 'therinnerf portion ofthe demountable ringfD 'engaging 9'04 the clamp bolts, itis provided with notches` or, out outportions d* at the bolts H; Aftits inner ed fre, .the clamp ring -G- isreferably furnishe vliv-itha' beveledV or.' cone ace` g3entrate'd inthe drawing;

As in. our. invention, theA interen'gagingll rings Bil), Gfhavedouble cone ordouble'- :wodgefces, the forcing. or clampingofhe ringstogether-'bythe clamp bolts Hexerts no outward orbul-st-ingstrain upon thede y mountable tire seutingfrim F or demount- -110 able ring.;1 D secured ith'ereto. Thof upright' .fiange-on'ribf b, in' connection with the clamp ring G also serves to very materially reinforce and strengthen the niet-al band B.

In operation, the mits are removed from the transverse clamp bolts H and then the tire seating rim l and detachable ring D may be very easily 4and quickly slipped ott' and replaced with another when required.

In Athe modification illustrated iii-Fig. if, the construction is the same, excepting that the double wedge or double cone faces on the-demountable ring I)l are made external or rib-like instead ofV or groove like, and the coperating wedge faces on the members Il and G are complementary shaped, that is to say, grooved or V shaped instead of external or rib shaped.

In our invention dirt is entirely excluded from between the tire seating rim, and the metal band surrounding the felly of the wheel has the double cone contacting faces of the interengaging rings form tight joints.

And in our invention also,` owing to the double con( contacting faces of the intercngaging rings, no difficulty is or can be experienced in separating the parts by reason of their becoming rusted.

Vire claim 1. In a demountable vehicle wheel rim, the combination with a metal rim shrunk upon the felly, and provided on its innerl side with an outwardly projecting [lange furnished with double wedge faces at its outer portion, a clamp ring having opposing double wedge faces, and a tire seating rim having on its inner face a ring member furnished with double wedge faces engaging said double wedge faces of'said metal band and clamp ring, -and means for clamping and holding said metal rim and said clamp ring together substantially as specified.

2. In a demountable vehicle wheel rim, the combination with a ine-tal rim shrunk upon the felly, and provided on its inner side with an outwardly projecting flange furnished with double wedge faces at its outer portion, a clamp ring having opposing double wedge faces, a tire seating run having on its inner face a ringr member furnished with double wedge faces engaging said double wedge faces of said metal band and clamp ring, and clamp bolts extending transversely through said tlange metal rim and said clamp ring, substantially as specified.

3. In a dcmountable vehicle wheel rim, the combination with a metal rim shrunk upon the felly, and provided on its inner Side with an outwardly projecting flange furnished with double wedge faces at its` ing on its inner face a ring member furnished withdouble wedge faces engaging said double wedge faces of said metal band and clamp ring and clamp bolts extending transversely through said flanged metal rim and said clamp ring, said ring member on said demountable rim having notches or cut out portions to accommodate said clamp bolts, substantially as specified.

4;. In a dcmountable vehicle wheel rim, the combination with a, metal rim having a flange on one side thereof provided with double cone faces, ofl a' clamp ring having double conc faces and a demountable' tire seating rim having a member provided with double cone faces adapted t'o'be clamped between said metal rim and'ciamp ring without exerting-outward or bursting strain upon said tire seating rim, and means for clamping and holding said metal rim and said clamp ring together substantially as specified.

5. In a den'ioiintable vehicle wheel rim, the con'ibination with a metal rim having a flange on one side thereof provided with double cone faces, of a clamp ring having doubleI cone faces and a demountable tire seating rim having a member provided with double cone faces adapted to be clamped between said metal rim and clamp ring without exerting outward or bursting strain upon said tire seating rim, and elan) i bolts extending transversely through said anged metal rim and said clamp ring, substai'itially. as specified.

ln'a deinountable vehicle wheel rim. the combination with a metal rim havinfr a flange on one side thereof provided with double cone faces. of a clamp ring having double cone faces and a demountable tire seating rim having a member provided with double conc faces adapted to be clamped between said metal rim and clamp ring without exerting outward or bursting strain upon `said tire seating rim, and means for clamping and holding said metal rim and said clamp ring together and means for preventing circumferential slipping of said rings, substantially as specified.

JOHN G. HODGSON. JOHN G. HODGSON, JR.

Witnesses lnaiu.. ABRAMsh H. M. MUNDAY. 

